UAE weather: Hot and humid day in store, with mercury reaching 49°C

Dubai - The NCM says cloud formation in the east and south could even bring some rain in the afternoon.

The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) is forecasting a hot and humid day for the UAE on Thursday, with highs of 49 degrees in interior parts of the country.
The NCM says cloud formation in the east and south of the country could even bring some rainfall by afternoon.
The weather bureau says fair to partly cloudy conditions will prevail in the country as a whole.
Humidity will increase on Thursday night and into Friday morning over some coastal and internal areas, especially those in the north.
Light to moderate winds, freshening at times, will blow dust and sand. The sea will be slight to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and in Oman Sea.